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Title: Greek Art & Archaeology #2

Description: Greek Art & Archaelogy exam #2

Total Flash Cards: 21

Created: 10/01/2009 14:34:40

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Term
Definition
Eluesis Amphora
Discovered in 1954 held body of a ten year old boy.
Left front right back.
Late geometric lekathos

Three main scenes on front
Blinding of polyphemos- Neck of vessel
Polyphemos, Odysseus
Black siloutette and outline
Convention is still black=men women=white,
odysseus=white for emphasis.
Fillers: curlicies, rosettes

Lion attacking a boar

Beneath cable pattern, shows persius fleeing from the gorgons & medusa- If you look at medusa, turn to stone. Cap of darkness- invisible. Winged sandals- allowed him to fly. Patron goddess athena.


On back- less careful and detailed. Meant to be seen from front. Frontally oriented is oreintalizing.

Middle proto attic black and white style.
Term
Definition
Analatos Vase
Starts at end of geometric period.
Main painter- analatos painter found in analatos, his earlier stuff is still in geometric period

Sphinxes at the top.
Decorations = orientalizing filler rosettes

Protoatttic

Early 700-680
 
Middle 680-650
(Black and White Style)
 
Late 650-600
(630-600 = Attic black-figure)

Term
Definition
Middle proto attic 650 BC found in angina in sorotic gulf by athens

Escape from the cave of polyphemos

By ram jug painter
Term
Definition
Corinthian pottery.
Chigi vase.
Shape:olpe
found on ,monte aguzzo on the land of a man chigi near veii near rome.

Decorated in and out.

Shows scene of hoplites, hunt scene, and sphinx and chariots, lion hunt, and judgement of paris.

Hoplites

Judgment of Paris

Hermes

Athena, Hera, Aphrodite

Eris
Term
Definition
Mcmillian aryballos 2 inches tall

MPC LPC
Term
Definition
570 560
Starting to lose plank like quality.
Foot oriented at an angle, still shows frontality.
Holds pomegranate.
Berlin Koure
Term
Definition
530 BC , marble, 2 meters. Marks a grave, base bears inscription. Anavysos Kouros

used to be painted.
Term
Definition
Found in acropolis in athens after persians sacked in 480. natural stance. Archaic smile begins to disappear. Short hairstyle. About 480 BC. not truly a kouros.
Term
Definition
Lady from Auxerre.
Feet stick out more.
Hand to chest.
Wearing typical female cloak of daedalic

Cloebus and biton – sub daedalic.
Term
Definition
More effeminiate. Surface orientated, less muscled. Melos Kouros
Term
Definition
Found in acropolis.
Wearing peptos over chiton.
Deeper more complicated folds.
520 510.
Choiton – lighter garment as opposed to peplos (heavier garment)
Term
Definition
Phrasikleia
Left hand hold skirt
Right hand holds loyus blossom
Stephani – marriage crown

Much more ornately decorated than ordinary citizen – lots of jewelry

Rosette
Meander like pattern
Color is well preserved

Somewhat more natural stance.

Finest of all female statues from archaic period.
Term
Definition
Found in a cache in piraeus. Held bow and livation bowl. 520 bc. Piraeus Apollo
Term
Definition
New york kouros. Only complete kouros.
March 29 2002 proof ny kouros is real. Sacred gate – discovered more archaic sculptures.
Term
Definition
Eye cup. when you drink from it looks like you're still watching them.
Term
Definition
Antimenes painter. black figure of a lesser quality. hydria.
Term
Definition
Amasis Painter
Term
Definition
Lydos Painter. One of the three great painters. 560-525 Peak of attic black figure

3 great pot painters
Lydos the lydian 560 540
Column Krater

Hephaistos on donkey
Figures finally proportional
Term
Definition
Pathenic Games Prize Amphora. Scene of games.
Term
Definition
Nessos Painter. 630, 600 – attic black figure painting, late geom protoattic.

Similar to eleusis amphora. Retrograde inscriptions

“how the ox plows”

Big large heavy figures, with orientalizing fillers.
Breaking out of the framework.

Sir John Beazly.

Persues and the gorgons.
Term
Definition
2nd gen of attic black figure painting. Dinos. Sophilos
Marriage of Peleus and Thetis.